IPL 2022 Orange Cap: Buttler reigns supreme on summit; Tilak, Surya march into top 6

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Rajasthan Royals' (RR) high-profile batter Jos Buttler belted yet another blistering fifty to reign supreme on summit of the Orange Cap list. He struck a blistering 67 off 52 against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday (April 30), however RR lost the match by five wickets. With this Buttler has so far amassed 566 runs in as many as nine matches. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul is behind him at second place, with 374 runs. Gujarat Titans' Hardik Pandya had a rare failure with the bat, but managed to stay third in the run charts with 308 runs.

 

Meanwhile MI's young gun Tilak Varma has surged to fourth after his impressive knock of 35 against RR. Varma and fifth-placed Shikhar Dhawan both have 307 runs to their names so far. Surayakumar Yadav plunged to sixth place as he has so far mustered 290 runs in as many as seven matches.

 

GT batter David Miller is the new entrant in the top-10 batter's list as he grabbed tenth spot with 276 runs in a total of nine matches.

 

Let's have a look at the top-10 batters who are continuing their foray into the Orange Cap race:

 

PlayerTeamMatchRunHighestAverageStrike Rate10050
Jos ButtlerRajasthan Royals956611670.75155.06 33
KL RahulLucknow Super Giants9374103*53.43143.8421
Hardik PandyaGujarat Titans830887*51.33135.6803
Tilak VarmaMumbai Indians93076143.86137.0502
Shikhar DhawanPunjab Kings930788*38.38126.3302
Suryakumar YadavMumbai Indians729068*48.33147.2003
Shreyas IyerKolkata Knight Riders92908536.25137.4402
Abhishek SharmaSunrisers Hyderabad82857535.63131.3302
Faf Du PlessisRoyal Challengers Bangalore102789627.80125.7902
David MillerGujarat Titans927694*69.00150.8101